| Johnston, Tamsin Lorraine |
Regina |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2021-2022 |
$1,000 |
I have been invited to audition for the position of Principal Oboe with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra on January 17 & 18, 2022. |
| Hicks, Ryan |
Regina |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2021-2022 |
$1,000 |
Travel to BC to write material for my new album. I have eight finished and would like to write three more songs. |
| Saskatoon Jazz Society Inc. |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2022-2023 |
$25,000 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Regina Symphony Orchestra Inc. |
Regina |
Music |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2022-2023 |
$193,000 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Saskatoon Symphony Society |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2022-2023 |
$170,000 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Saskatoon Opera Association |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Professional Arts Organizations Program |
2022-2023 |
$25,000 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Smith, Amanda |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2021-2022 |
$1,000 |
Upon hearing my pre audition tape, I have been asked to audition at the RCM. I am requesting funding to complete that audition. |
| Fletcher, Étienne |
Regina |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$7,500 |
To compose 8 songs to be added to bilingual live concert, and eventual recording. |
| Nash, Megan |
Palmer |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$15,000 |
Write and arrange songs inspired by Crescent Park for an upcoming album in the Moose Jaw Public Library Theatre from mid July to mid November. |
| McKenzie, Tiess |
Estevan |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$4,500 |
To produce a five-track cycle of experimental, soundscape-based, electronic music. Working title: "Walking Music." |
| Saskatoon Jazz Orchestra |
Saskatoon |
Music |
SaskFestivals |
2022-2023 |
$13,000 |
For general operating and program support. |
| Fletcher, Étienne |
Regina |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2021-2022 |
$1,000 |
Applying for the Microgrant program to help fund a portion of the travel expenses for our 3 concerts in Eastern Canada in March 2022. |
| Schindelka, Dara |
Regina |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$6,000 |
To research, arrange, and create a modern interpretation of traditional folksongs that highlight the historic plight of women with connections to the present. |
| Regina Folk Festival Inc. |
Regina |
Music |
SaskFestivals |
2022-2023 |
$80,000 |
— |
| Cameron, Ian |
Regina |
Music |
Artists in Schools |
2021-2022 |
$1,000 |
This project uses the physical medium of vinyl records to communicate different curriculum components with an emphasis on creation & creativity. |
| Kardash, S.J. |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$10,000 |
I'm about to release a self-funded debut solo album, and this grant would enable me to continue writing more music for the next release. |
| Dowling, Katherine |
Regina |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$8,000 |
To independently produce and present “The Elegy Project”—an intimate solo piano performance on expressions of grief and loss—at three historical Saskatchewan venues in May 2023. |
| Saskatoon Symphony Society |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$2,000 |
1 Registration for the IMZ Academy for Digital Capture of Orchestral Music |
| Straker, Jeffery |
Regina |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$5,400 |
This project is to compose 8 new songs covering a range of themes. Works will be used in performance & recording. |
| Lebel, Emilie |
Moose Jaw |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$3,175 |
This project is to produce a live performance for touring and shows |
| Pettigrew, Laura |
Regina |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$7,000 |
Write new work for Orchestra and Choir; Hymn for Peace, my gift to orchestras and choirs globally, performance September 21, 2023 International Day of Peace |
| Berglund, Melanie |
Regina |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$8,000 |
Create music and lyrics for the Belle Plaine project that explores the theme of home. |
Cameron, Ian
St. Augustine Community School |
Regina |
Music |
Artists in Schools |
2022-2023 |
$5,000 |
Vinyl records will be used as a platform to teach different school subjects and achieve curriculum outcomes. Students will then write/record/produce their own compilation record. |
Ecole Elsie Mironuck Community School
Tara Semple |
Regina |
Music |
Artists in Schools |
2022-2023 |
$10,000 |
Tara Semple (musician, Sound Bath practitioner) will create Sound Bath experiences for elementary students/teachers using cross curricular/cultural outcomes selected with Rosa Haynes (Arts Ed. Specialist). |
Johnston, Christine
King George Community School |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Artists in Schools |
2022-2023 |
$10,000 |
Teaching youth composition/music production with a midi keyboard. We will write lyrics to the songs created, and perform a selection or two every June. |
| Zarubin, Brooke |
Moose Jaw |
Music |
Prince Edward Arts Scholarship |
2022-2023 |
$2,500 |
— |
| Okihcihtaw, Marc |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists |
2022-2023 |
$7,500 |
This collaboration will bring together various traditional music artists and create an album/collection of traditional and social hand drum songs. |
| Harder, Kendra |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$1,000 |
Participation in Fresh Squeezed Opera's Online Vocal Lab 2022 where I will collaborate on a new operatic work |
| Bengough Municipal Arts Council Inc. |
Bengough |
Music |
SaskFestivals |
2022-2023 |
$25,000 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Ness Creek Cultural and Recreational Society, Inc. |
Saskatoon |
Music |
SaskFestivals |
2022-2023 |
$50,000 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Northern Lights Bluegrass and Old-Tyme Music Society, Inc. |
Saskatoon |
Music |
SaskFestivals |
2022-2023 |
$20,000 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Saskatchewan Jazz Festival Inc. |
Saskatoon |
Music |
SaskFestivals |
2022-2023 |
$70,000 |
For general operating and programming support. |
| Saskatoon Blues Society Inc. |
Saskatoon |
Music |
SaskFestivals |
2022-2023 |
$15,000 |
For general operating and program support. |
| Scott, Graeme |
Regina |
Music |
Prince Edward Arts Scholarship |
2022-2023 |
$2,500 |
— |
| Napatak Ramble Music & Arts Inc. |
La Ronge |
Music |
SaskFestivals |
2022-2023 |
$13,500 |
— |
| Rathgeber, Carolyn |
Regina |
Music |
Prince Edward Arts Scholarship |
2022-2023 |
$2,500 |
— |
| Watchman, Olivia |
Regina |
Music |
Prince Edward Arts Scholarship |
2022-2023 |
$1,000 |
— |
| Hay, Mackenzie |
Regina |
Music |
Prince Edward Arts Scholarship |
2022-2023 |
$1,000 |
— |
| Watchman, Matthew |
Regina |
Music |
Prince Edward Arts Scholarship |
2022-2023 |
$1,000 |
— |
| Sonntag, Meika |
Regina |
Music |
Prince Edward Arts Scholarship |
2022-2023 |
$2,500 |
— |
| Last Mountain Lake Cultural Centre Inc. |
Regina Beach |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$2,000 |
To be able to pay fair musician fees to the performers at the LMLCC's first ever outdoor Music Festival on July 2, 2022. |
| Leschyshyn, Ava |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Prince Edward Arts Scholarship |
2022-2023 |
$2,500 |
— |
| Mathieu, Veronique |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Artists in Communities |
2022-2023 |
$1,000 |
Perform of a recital, assess the needs of the community, and evaluate possibilities for developing a longer term residency. |
| Froese, Ellen |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$1,000 |
Ellen is embarking on a tour across Saskatchewan, Alberta and the NWT up to Folk On The Rocks Music Festival in Yellowknife, NT. |
| Anderson, Darryl |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Equipment Purchase Fund |
2022-2023 |
$3,330 |
A Bose F1 speaker & sub system allows me to travel easier with a more compact speaker but It also helps me sound more professional. |
| Prairie New Music Festivals Inc. |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$1,400 |
To kickstart the formation of The Saskatoon Experimental Music Ensemble: a community music ensemble in association with Prairie New Music Festivals. |
| Krause, Larry |
Christopher Lake |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$1,000 |
To perform my Western music before an audience that has great influence in talent buying for gigs in BC and Alberta for the 2023 season. |
| Benson, Scott |
Moose Jaw |
Music |
Equipment Purchase Fund |
2022-2023 |
$5,000 |
A Carbon Fibre Violin would allow me to take my instrument into extreme conditions (hot and cold climates) without worrying about damaging the instrument. |
| Anderson, Mikhaila |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$1,000 |
3 live performance videos of The Radiant to be used for showcase applications. Filmed @ PR Productions by Little Jack Films |
| Perry, Jordan |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Equipment Purchase Fund |
2022-2023 |
$1,830 |
Purchase of a computer to meet the high-performance demands of the music software I use to create and record all of my music |
| Lehner, Katelyn |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Equipment Purchase Fund |
2022-2023 |
$1,649 |
Custom inner ear monitors to provide consistency between shows to refine live vocal skills |
| Kroczynski, Jackie |
North Battleford |
Music |
Equipment Purchase Fund |
2022-2023 |
$2,449 |
I sing, play keyboards, guitar and more with my interface and computer as I create demo tracks of my music using Logic Pro. |
| Johnson, Adam |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$1,000 |
I have been given the oppertunity to perform at two showcases during CCMA week in Calgary, AB. |
| Waskesiu Recreation Association Inc. |
Waskesiu Lake |
Music |
SaskFestivals |
2022-2023 |
$6,000 |
The Lakeside Music Festival is a free, family-friendly outdoor festival. 2022 attendance was 4000+. All performers are from Saskatchewan, and Sunday specifically highlights Indigenous performers. |
| Robertson, Morgan |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Equipment Purchase Fund |
2022-2023 |
$1,000 |
A mandolin with a built-in pick-up is essential for my practice because, in my band (guitar bass, drums) micing it is next to impossible. |
| Caudillo, Kiela |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Equipment Purchase Fund |
2022-2023 |
$690 |
Artist is a performing vocalist requiring a wireless microphone to improve stage performances and vocal sound. |
| Harder, Kendra |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$2,000 |
Collating and expanding my research on composers from underrepresented demographics in order to create an online hub amplifying the voices of historical and living composers |
| Hanwell, Drew |
Regina |
Music |
Equipment Purchase Fund |
2022-2023 |
$4,768 |
My band would be able to take more gigs if we could start bringing our production equipment with us in the cargo trailer. |
| Elixir Ensemble |
Riverside Estates |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$7,400 |
Rehearsal and Production of a series of 3 concerts of chamber music for piano and strings for the Elixir 2022-23 season |
| Bennett, Andrew |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Equipment Purchase Fund |
2022-2023 |
$5,000 |
My computer is struggling to keep up with the CPU demands of contorting and producing my voice within Ableton Live. |
| Berglund, Blake |
Regina |
Music |
Equipment Purchase Fund |
2022-2023 |
$1,450 |
In-ear monitors are needed as stage volume has caused inner ear damage. Their precision will assist in strengthening my vocals and tightening harmonies. |
| Froese, Ellen |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$17,077 |
Ellen Froese will be presenting her brand new album via residency and touring from November 2022 - March 2023. |
| W3APONS |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$4,000 |
Songwriting period, collaborating remotely with Award Winning Songwriters. |
| Scott, Tallus |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$5,000 |
The proposed grant is to study with renowned drum educator Dave Elitch in his studio in Los Angeles. |
| Redding, Katlyn |
Regina |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$1,500 |
Attend Midwest Band Clinic for world-class professional development, networking, community building and rejuvenation of self and teaching / creating practice. |
| Ziwa, Thandiwe |
Regina |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$2,000 |
Income for living expenses while working full time on music |
| Olsen, Farideh |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$8,000 |
To write 40 songs about motherhood for the musical component of a one woman show that integrates music, comedy and storytelling. |
| Actor Director |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$5,800 |
In preparation for a debut album, we will workshop and develop existing demos and lyrics, and collaborate and rehearse with local musicians to provide orchestration. |
| QuarterTones Flute Ensemble |
Regina |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$8,600 |
The QuarterTones Flute ensemble will work in collaboration with emerging composer, Makenzie Hay to create a work for flute trio. |
| Bennett, Andrew |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$7,500 |
To create 8 new ambient tracks using only my voice. |
| Normand, Alexis |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2022-2023 |
$10,000 |
Create a concert that recounts my francophone identity-building journey via my new musical repertoire, scored field recordings and storytelling. |
| Regina Blues Association |
Regina |
Music |
SaskFestivals |
2022-2023 |
$4,550 |
The Mid-Winter Blues Festival features mainstage and free live blues music events featuring a mix of diverse local, national, and international performers. |
| Jodoin, Berkley |
Leader |
Music |
Indigenous Peoples Art and Artists |
2022-2023 |
$5,250 |
Create a full length album of original songs rooted in truth and reconciliation, while touching on PTSD and showcase internationally at Folk Alliance International. |
| Farm Fest Terre Ferme Festival Ltd. |
Regina |
Music |
SaskFestivals |
2022-2023 |
$5,000 |
For support towards a (mostly) folk music festival which includes market, workshops and visual arts exhibit. |
| Kitchen Party Music, Inc. |
Forget |
Music |
SaskFestivals |
2022-2023 |
$6,000 |
Kitchen Fest: A series of 8 inter-ractive evening concerts over two weeks presenting Saskatchewan musicians collaborating with professional musicians from across Canada and the World. |
| Regina Jazz Society Inc. |
Regina |
Music |
SaskFestivals |
2022-2023 |
$4,550 |
JazzFest Regina 2023 celebrates its 15th. annual festival kicking off summer and our festival event season. |
| Prairie New Music Festivals Inc. |
Saskatoon |
Music |
SaskFestivals |
2022-2023 |
$8,000 |
The Strata Festival of New Music is a 3 day festival featuring newly composed music by beginner, emerging and established Canadian and Saskatchewan composers. |
| Regina Chamber Music Festival |
Regina |
Music |
SaskFestivals |
2022-2023 |
$5,000 |
The project is the presentation of three nights of chamber music concerts and related events in the community, by international and local artists. |
Conservatory of Performing Arts
Karley Parovsky |
Regina |
Music |
Artists in Communities |
2022-2023 |
$10,000 |
The Intercultural String Exchange provides professional development for violinists/fiddlers and performance/workshop opportunities for the general public showcasing the violin's multicultural usage. |
Kitchen Party Music, Inc.
Mitchell Dureault |
Forget |
Music |
Artists in Communities |
2022-2023 |
$15,000 |
KLKP Kids Camp: engage children in an inclusive, accessible and supervised 5-day Music and Art camp utilizing Saskatchewan musicians and knowledge keepers. |
Saskatchewan Band Association
Paul Suchan |
Regina |
Music |
Artists in Communities |
2022-2023 |
$10,000 |
Engage developing youth composers, through collaboration with a professional composer, in the creation of a 4-piece band composition celebrating the Saskatchewan Band Association’s 40th anniversary. |
| Leader and District Arts Council |
Leader |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$1,820 |
Provide an affordable and accessible opportunity for rural youth to receive choral, speech arts, and music training by a professional. |
| Murawsky, Graham |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$640 |
Factor Chandelier to fly to Los Angles to be in a big video opportunity for a video |
| Fletcher, Étienne |
Regina |
Music |
Artists in Schools |
2022-2023 |
$1,000 |
Labo Musique - Is a music creation lab for francophone students, created and presented by Fransaskois artist Étienne Fletcher. |
| Lebel, Emilie |
Moose Jaw |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$1,000 |
Participation at the Banff Musicians in Residence at the Banff Centre for the Arts in January 2023 |
| Wolfe, Aurora |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$1,000 |
I am taking my band to perform at two festivals in Alberta - BIG Winter Classic (Calgary) and Winterruption (Edmonton) |
| Indigo Joseph |
Regina |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$1,225 |
The micro grant will help cover travel costs for our upcoming tour supporting The Dead South in early January 2023
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| Anderson, Emma Jean |
Prince Albert |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$1,000 |
We are seeking support for a NW Canadian tour which will spread awareness of our band folowing the release of our debut single. |
| Scott, Tallus |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$1,000 |
Become more proficient in singing and guitar by participating in lessons with Scott Patrick before summer when I have an increase in playing gigs. |
| Arcana Kings |
Regina |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$1,617 |
Create a new drum and percussion interactive performance piece for our band Arcana Kings that will be added to our new 2023 tour and on |
| Slusar, Zoe |
@level1.client.city@ |
Music |
Artists in Schools |
2022-2023 |
$1,000 |
Creative sessions with the Grade 6s, 7s and 8s to build on existing relationships and explore the students’ needs/interests in developing future artistic musical projects. |
| Klassen, Vanessa |
Kindersley |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$1,000 |
I have been invited to present a masterclass and perform a 20-minute multi-media piece by Canadian composer Elizabeth Raum at the Brandon University Clarinet Festival. |
| Bourque, Marie-Véronique |
Regina |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$918 |
Purchase of effect pedals for flute to use in new creative duo project with Christine Tassan, jazz guitarist from Montreal, QC |
| Lenko, Timothy |
Caronport |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$1,000 |
An invitation has been extended to perform a concert at the Mae Wilson Theatre, but I have no advance funds to pay musicians for rehearsals. |
| Jodoin, Berkley |
Leader |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$1,000 |
attend and showcase at the Canadian Folk music awards in Vancouver, British Columbia |
Selkirk, Jesse
Bedford Road Collegiate |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Artists in Schools |
2023-2024 |
$10,000 |
A project for participants to learn the foundational elements of songwriting and use the artform as a tool for exploring their wellbeing and their identity. |
| Berglund, Melanie |
Regina |
Music |
Microgrant Program |
2022-2023 |
$1,000 |
A three-day song writing workshop and song coaching session offered on Zoom by Grammy nominated songwriter, Mary Gauthier. |
| Benjamin, Paul |
Saskatoon |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$5,000 |
To study traditional Māori music and instruments in Marae (Māori community) with Cultural Expert Tohunga (Elder) Dr. Pouroto Ngaropo and Grammy winning instrumentalist Jerome Kavanagh. |
| Saskatoon Jazz Orchestra |
Saskatoon |
Music |
SaskFestivals |
2023-2024 |
$12,000 |
For general operating and program support. |
| Kimbley, LJ |
Prince Albert |
Music |
Independent Artists Program |
2023-2024 |
$10,000 |
Focusing on writing new music reflective on the personal experience of a two-spirit person in Saskatchewan. |
